JP du Plessis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Phillipus Jacobus Snyman du Plessis | ||
| Born |
29 April 1991 Kroonstad, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Western Province | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sydney Roosters (rugby league) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011 | Rebels | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Western Province | 16 | (15) |
| 2012 | Stormers | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Montpellier | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Free State Cheetahs | 10 | (5) |
| 2015 | Free State XV | 4 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Eastern Province Kings | 15 | (7) |
| 2016 | Kings | 8 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Africa Schools | () | |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Phillipus Jacobus Snyman 'JP' du Plessis (born 29 April 1991, in Kroonstad) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played for the Kings in Super Rugby.
He previously played rugby league for the Sydney Roosters and rugby union for Super Rugby sides the Melbourne Rebels and the Stormers, as well as South African Currie Cup sides Western Province and Free State Cheetahs and French Top 14 side Montpellier.
Du Plessis grew up playing rugby union in South Africa starting his career as school pupil at Reitz High School in Reitz and later moving to Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch. He was selected to represent Western Province at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2007 and represented them at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, in 2009. After that event, he was also named in the 2009 South African Schools squad. He played off the bench in their 86–3 against Italy and scored South Africa's only try in their 13–45 defeat to England three days later.
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